March Madness has gripped the most of the country this week but in Tuscaloosa, spring fever is in the air. Spring football practice has been underway this week at Alabama and while the Crimson Tide have plenty of questions to answer, head coach Nick Saban has seemed optimistic about the team's attitude during the first week of spring drills.

This week on the Alabama Football Podcast, AL.com Alabama beat writer Andrew Gribble joins me to break down the first week of spring practice in Tuscaloosa, including his thoughts on how the depth chart is shaping up at several key positions. Later in the show, AL.com Tuscaloosa Bureau reporter Ben Flanagan joins me to discuss some of the biggest takeaways from the first week of spring football plus how Auburn's splashy hire of Bruce Pearl could affect the Alabama basketball program.